You launched an EC2 instance with key pair MyKey. Which command will you use to connect to it if the instance's public IP is 54.12.34.56 and your private key file is MyKey.pem?

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You launched an EC2 instance with key pair MyKey. Which command will you use to connect to it if the instance's public IP is 54.12.34.56 and your private key file is MyKey.pem?

Assh ec2-user@54.12.34.56 -i MyKey.pem

Bssh -key MyKey.pem ec2-user@54.12.34.56

Cssh -p MyKey.pem ec2-user@54.12.34.56

Dssh -i MyKey.pem ec2-user@54.12.34.56

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand SSH command syntax for key usage
The -i option specifies the private key file for authentication.
Step 2: Confirm correct order of arguments
The correct syntax is ssh -i private_key user@host. ssh -i MyKey.pem ec2-user@54.12.34.56 matches this exactly.
Final Answer:
ssh -i MyKey.pem ec2-user@54.12.34.56 -> Option D
Quick Check:
SSH uses -i to specify private key file [OK]

Quick Trick: Use ssh -i private_key user@ip to connect [OK]

Common Mistakes:

MISTAKES

Using -key or -p instead of -i
Placing -i after user@host
Omitting the private key option

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You launched an EC2 instance with key pair MyKey. Which command will you use to connect to it if the instance's public IP is 54.12.34.56 and your private key file is MyKey.pem?

Step 1: Understand SSH command syntax for key usage

Step 2: Confirm correct order of arguments

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